Catalogue of Valuable Printed Books and Fine Bindings from the Celebrated Library of Major J.R. Abbey: Pts. 1-6 in 6 vols. ...Sold by Auction by Messrs. Sotheby & Co.....June 1965-October 1970.

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London 1965-1970. Sm.4to. Orig. printed paper boards as issued. With full-page plates. Comprising a total of 2861 lots. Fine. NOTE: Major J.R. Abbey was one of the great 20th century book collectors and his bibliography entitled "Travel in Aquatint and Lithography 1770-1860" published in 1956 in a limited edition of only 400 numbered copies remains the foremost standard reference.